AT 628 PM CDT…WEATHER SERVICE RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM RUSH RIVER TO 5 MILES NORTH OF ELYSIAN TO 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF WASECA. THESE STORMS WERE MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. WINDS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. * LOCATIONS IN OR NEAR THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE… WASECA. NEW ROME. ARLINGTON. GREEN ISLE. HEIDELBERG. MONTGOMERY. JORDAN. PRIOR LAKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… THIS THUNDERSTORM COULD INTENSIFY QUICKLY…SO BE READY TO ACT IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.